February half term is here. Do you need childcare for your primary school child? Our Crownest school holiday club is open with lots of exciting activities.
Please note:
Our nurseries are located at Myrtle Place & Crownest Road in Bingley.
Welcome
We are a registered Private Day Nursery in Bingley West Yorkshire, for children aged 3months to 5 years. We were established in January 1996 in Bingley and Myrtle Place nursery opened in 2012.
We are open from 8am (with 7.30am starts available) until 6pm Monday to Friday, We are closed all statutory bank holidays plus the 3 working days between Christmas and New year and when Christmas Eve is a working day this is also a closure day.
For reference purposes recognised Public Holidays are:
New Years Day Good Friday Easter Monday
May day Spring Bank holiday August Bank holiday
Christmas Day Boxing Day
We operate full or part-time care, and provide nursery cooked meals and snacks for the children.
Our web site shows an outline of the Nursery, however to obtain a complete picture,meet the staff and view the nursery in action, we invite you to come and see for yourself the high standards of child care we offer.
Opening Times
Monday - Friday 8.00am - 6pm ( 7.30 am starts are available)
Morning Session 8.00am - 1pm
Afternoon session 1pm - 6pm
Morning session ls inclusive of breakfast and lunch
Afternoon session inclusive of snack and light tea
We also have sessions for children attending nursery on 2,3 and 4 year old funding. These may vary from our set session times.
High Standards
Our team comprises of qualified staff of various levels from level 2 up to 5. We have staff who have extra qualifications and specialise in areas such as development, behaviour and safeguarding. Our staff have a wealth of experience in childcare .
The senior management team alone at Myrtle place have a combined total of 80 years’ qualified experience in childcare.
Dedication
All our staff have Paediatric First Aid qualifications especially for 0-7 year olds and also have a basic food hygiene qualification.
We encourage staff to continue their training on various courses and feed back to the other
staff.We have officers for safe guarding children, special needs and the foundation stage.
As the nursery provides food we have full time catering staff to enable us to provide fresh food daily
and cater for special dietary needs if required.
Menu
Our menus are changed seasonally. We have a comprehensive nutrition policy and food management policy.
We use local butcher, greengrocers and fish monger to supply fresh fruit, vegetables, meats and fish, this is to ensure we know the food is top quality.
We are able to cater for most dietary requirements
We cater for our babies by pureeing suitable foods and working closely with parents on developing their baby's diet.
The children are able to access water throughout the day, and on option of milk or fresh fruit juice at breakfast.
Below is printed a sample menu of lunches and teas, to give an idea of the menu we provide.
| Snack | Lunch | Tea | |
| Day 1 |
a.m. Fresh fruit p.m Toasted current teacake |
Haddock in parsley sauce with new potatoes and broccoli Treacle sponge with custard |
Pitta bread pockets served with grated cheese and carrots, lettuce, peppers and onion |
| Day 2 |
a.m. Cheese scones p.m. Fresh fruit |
Pasta spirals in a medlterranean vegetable tomato sauce with sweetcorn Homemade raspberry ripple ice cream |
Sausage with roasted parsnips |
| Day 3 |
a.m. Fresh fruit p.m. Vegetable platter with dips |
Chicken curry with rice Fromage frais |
Beef stew with Yorkshire puddings |
| Day 4 |
a.m. Crumpets p.m. Fresh fruit |
Shepherds pie with cabbage and cut green beans Banana with custard |
Homemade tomato soup with sliced bread |
| Day 5 |
a.m. Fresh fruit p.m. Toast with a choice of toppings |
Quiche with carrots and swede with cheese sauce Blackcurrent mousse |
Baked beans on toast |
All foods are cooked freshly from scratch In the nurseries. Children also help make bread, scones etc. for snacks.
Courtesy
We promote politeness and good manners. Staff eat with the children to promote good table manners. Also we encourage an awareness of the community in which they come from and respect for others and their things.
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